Woman charged with filing false rape report after road rage incident

Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2009-09-13 23:32

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'NEWPORT NEWS — A Newport News woman has been charged with filing a false report after her original complaint sparked a police investigation into an allegation of rape, police say.

Megan McLane, 18, of Dinwiddie Place, initially complained to police that a man tried to choke and rape her. Police later learned she fabricated those statements because she had gotten into a verbal and physical altercation with another driver and she wanted to get the man in trouble, said Newport News police spokesman Lou Thurston.

The misdemeanor charge against McLane carries a fine of up to $2,500 and up to 12 months in jail, Thurston said.'

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